Village of Akron Mayor shares words of appreciation

Board organizes for 2020-2021 year

Village of Akron Mayor Carl Patterson shared words of appreciation for Village of Akron personnel, volunteers, and residents during the 2020-2021 Village annual meeting last week.

Meetings

Regular meetings of the Akron Village Board of Trustees ae scheduled on the following Mondays at 7:00 p.m. with work sessions to be held at 6:30 p.m. each first meeting of the month, as follows:

April 20, May 4, May 18, June 1, June 15, July 6, July 20 (5:30 p.m. Special Meeting), August 3, August 17 (5:30 p.m. Special Meeting), September 14, September 21, October 5, October 19, November 2, November 16, December 7, and December 21, 2020 (5:30 p.m. Special Meeting.) and January 4, January 25, February 1, February 22, March 1, March 15, and April 5, (annual meeting) 2021.

Appointments

Mayor Carl Patterson’s appointments and designations for 2020-21 were affirmed during the Annual Meeting.

Trustee Michael R. Middaugh was named Deputy Mayor.

Village Clerk Jayne DeTine was re-appointed Affirmative Action Officer, Public Information Officer, and Licensing Officer for the ensuing year

Village Treasurer Tammy L. Kelley was re-appointed Budget Officer for the ensuing year.

Sarah Kyre was appointed Deputy Clerk-Treasurer for the ensuing year.

Felicia Izydorczak was appointed Deputy Clerk and Records Management Officer for the ensuing year.

Donald Holmes was appointed as Village Historian and Andrew Borden as Village Attorney for 2020-2021.

Mary Jane Shonn and Gregg Brown were appointed to the Planning Board with a term to expire April 1, 2025.

Trustee Darrin L. Folger was appointed as Indigenous Day Committee Representative and Akron Celebration Committee Representative.

Committees

Village Board Committee assignments for 2020-2021 were made as follows:

E. Peter Forrestel, Trustee is serving as Coordinator of the Water and Wastewater committee with Assistant Coordinator Brian T. Perry, Trustee, Community member Gregg Brown, Employee Representative Robert Lucia, John Asmus, Staff Assistance: Jon Cummings, Public Works Manager, Steve Tanner –Clark Patterson Lee.

Darrin L. Folger, Trustee is serving as Coordinator of the Building, Composting and Solid Waste committee and Brian T. Perry, Trustee, as Assistant Coordinator. Staff Assistance assigned includes: Jayne DeTine – Clerk, Timothy Morgan, Chairperson, Zoning Board of Appeals, Code Enforcement Officer Michael Borth, and Jon Cummings – Public Works Manager.

Brian T. Perry, Trustee is serving as Coordinator of Cable TV and Electric with Assistant Coordinator Michael R. Middaugh, Trustee with Staff Assistance provided by Jon Cummings, Public Works Manager, Tammy Kelley, Treasurer, Jayne DeTine, Clerk, and Employee Representative Thomas Whitbeck and Bradley Baer.

Michael R. Middaugh, Trustee is serving as Coordinator for Police, Fire, and Emergency Services Committee with Assistant Coordinator Darrin L. Folger, Trustee and Staff Assistance provided by Richard C. Lauricella, Chief of Police, Charles Haist, Chief, Akron Fire Co., and Gary Baehr – President, Akron Fire Co.

Carl E. Patterson, Mayor is serving as Coordinator of Human Resource and Labor Relations with Associate Coordinator E. Peter Forrestel, Trustee with Staff Assistance from Jon Cummings, Public Works Manager, Richard C. Lauricella, Chief of Police, Andrew Borden, Village Attorney, and Jayne DeTine, Clerk.

Michael R. Middaugh, Trustee is serving as Coordinator of Streets, Parks and Community Relations with Associate Coordinator E. Peter Forrestel, Trustee with Staff Assistance from Village Engineer, Wm Schutt & Associates, Jon Cummings, Public Works Manager, and Jayne DeTine, Clerk.

Carl E. Patterson, Mayor, is serving as Coordinator of the Joint Facility Committee with Associate Coordinator E. Peter Forrestel, Trustee, and Staff Assistance provided by Jon Cummings, Public Works Manager.

Carl E. Patterson, Mayor is serving as Coordinator of the Joint Master Plan Committee with Associate Coordinator Michael R. Middaugh, Trustee and Staff assistance from Brian Murray, Planning Board Chairman, Jayne DeTine, Clerk, Michael Borth, Code Enforcement Officer and Don Shonn.

E. Peter Forrestel, Trustee is Coordinator for the Finance and Information Technology Committee with Associate Coordinator Brian T. Perry, Trustee and Staff Assistance from Jon Cummings, Public Works Manager, Richard Lauricella – Chief of Police, Tammy Kelley, Treasurer, Jayne DeTine, Village Clerk, Sarah Kyre, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer.

Brian T. Perry, Trustee is Coordinating the Grant Committee with Associate Coordinator Darrin L. Folger, Trustee, and Staff Assistance from Jon Cummings, Public Works Manager and Jayne DeTine, Clerk.

Brian T. Perry, Trustee is Coordinator of the Budget Development Operations Committee with Associate Coordinator Darrin L. Folger, Trustee and Staff Assistance from Jon Cummings, Public Works Manager, Tammy Kelley, Treasurer, Sarah Kyre, Deputy Clerk-Treasurer, and All Department Heads.

Darrin L. Folger, Trustee is Coordinator for the Code Enforcement Officer Committee, with Brian T. Perry as Associate Coordinator and Staff Assistance by Jon Cummings, Public Works Manager, Jayne DeTine, Clerk, and Michael Borth, Code Enforcement Officer.

Akron Bugle continues

as official newspaper

The Akron Bugle was designated as the official newspaper for the Village of Akron, and as such, will carry all legal notices and village announcements during the ensuing year.

Coverage of Board meetings, activities, and programs sponsored by the Village of Akron is part of the Akron Bugle mission to keep readers informed about everything in the Akron/Newstead area and is not tied to the “official” designation.

Authorizations

The Board authorized the attendance, at Village expense of the Mayor, Trustees and Department Heads at the bi-monthly meetings of the Erie County Village Officials Association and the Association of Erie County Governments, and the attendance, at Village expense, for the Clerk and a representative of the Clerk’s Office at the monthly meetings of the Erie County Village Administrative Officials Association and the Western Region New York State Government Finance Officers Association meetings.

Clothing allowances for the Police Department and Crossing Guards were set as were mileage rates for Village of Akron business travel, and rates of pay for Village officials, the Village Attorneys, and/or other non-bargaining unit Village employees; full time; part-time; and seasonal.

Official Depository

The Bank of Akron was named as the Official Depository for the 2020-2021 with Trustee Forrestel and Trustee Perry abstaining from voting.

General

Clothing allowances, mileage rate (IRS rate), and pay rates were set for those not covered by the bargaining unit.